Power consumption comparison of a house from the 1970s and a modern house of say 2009

I found this from a friend on Google +Samantha Reeves and she was soooo nice to share it with me. So what do you think? If you have lived in an older house, you know most of this "can" be true, windows leak, the seals around the electrical plugs leak, the older appliances can be an issue in terms of reliability and power consumption.

However, I was reading recently where Americans are actually using LESS electricity than they did in the 1970s. Yes, we have more gadgets, but the efficiency of heat pumps and appliances had made it so the utilities are whining that they are not getting the return on their investment into newer systems and we all know where that will lead, higher surcharges. Kind of like being at an expensive country club and at the end of the year, all the members cover the assessment! Check out the link to the article about our local JEA here.

So what do you think? Is your power bill going down and can you relate it to energy savings in your house?

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